I remember David Wesley throwing one to Yao in the Playoffs of 05. Maybe it was an alley-layup. I found it. It was an alley-oop! It's at the 1:44 mark. <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vch5t5wnwug&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vch5t5wnwug&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
The fact that posters are listing out the few times that they remember him successfully converting the play is proof enough that he's just not good at it. The pass has to be perfect, and even then it's not a sure thing. Similar reason why we can't consistently beat the fronting defense. Even when there isn't a man behind him to knock it away, he still is terrible at catching lob passes.
yao and ally oop dont belong in the same sentence, unless the sentence is "yao not being able to ally oop."
Yao is not athletic but that that suprised you? I mean this guy is 7-6 so it is pretty easy to understand he doesn't jump high, etc. But as for big man he's got a GREAT range.
Our guards need to do a whole lot better throwing the ball up to Yao for him to get and score. It doesn't have to be a dunk. Some years they've been better at this then others. Does it help when your big man has Tyson Chandler/Amare Stoudamire athletic ability? Yes, of course. But that doesn't mean it still shouldn't and can't be a more effective play with Yao. I've seen more than enough Rafer floater misses in the lane, often when Yao's man starts to move towards Rafer, to know that there are definitely more opportunities available. Heck, I'd rather see on 100% of those Rafer floaters for him to just purposely take a very quick bad bad shot, with the ball hitting the backboard on Yao's side so he can get the rebound because again, Yao's man typically is at least getting ready to try and cut off the guard penetration, leaving Yao in a better position at that moment to either grab a quick rebound of his side or to catch a well thrown ball up in the air. The crazy throw down alley dunks aren't about to start increasing, but the effectiveness of the play really should.
I think its a good way to get yao the ball high, but yao needs to do a few things to complete the play. Catch the ball high, keep it high, and put it in Even if he's not going to dunk it in one motiion, just keep it high and put it in. what happens is Yao would catch it high, bring it down, and a 6 ft guard comes and take the ball from him. The alley oop is a safe and easy way to get yao the ball in a scoring position, but yao needs to keep the ball over his head and put the ball in.
Nash has been throwing alley oops around like a madman in Phoenix. Guess how many he threw to dirk as a mav? Some big men just don't play above the rim. Yao's one of them.
Right on the dot. Plus, Yao is almost always closely guarded. If not, he is almost always double-teamed when on offense. It's impossible to get a shake on the defensive plays for alley-oops for Yao. I think Yao is an extremely good player because he can kick the ball out or shoot the ball. Either way, the team wins. The only bad side is, he needs more people to kick it out to. Like everybody has been saying, a SF or SG should help us a big deal.
